Abstract: An air bag device for a passenger seat includes an air bag 1 stored in a folded state, an inflator 3, a case 5 for enclosing and storing the inflator 3 in the rear portion thereof and the air bag 1 in the front portion thereof respectively, and a cover member 7 for covering the front surface opening of the case. The case 5 further includes an air bag opening 6 in the horizontal direction thereof. The front portion of the air bag 1 defines a zigzag folded portion Z consisting of a plurality of folds respectively erected upwardly at the middle portions thereof along the extension of the lower side surface of the case 5 and the zigzag folded portion Z is then rolled up, and, in this state, the air bag 1 is stored in the case 5. Thereby, the air bag device for a passenger seat can reduce the number of folds of an air bag, and allows the air bag to be set into a case efficiently, and allows the air bag to be unfolded effectively.

Abstract: An accessory fluid cylinder and cam apparatus mounted under a fifth wheel, which is both manually operable or energizable by a tractor air system to enable a driver to automatically and remotely release the safety latch and unlock the fifth wheel jaw to release a trailer king pin when the tractor parking brake is engaged.

Abstract: A hydraulic drive system of a steerable wheel of a dump truck facilitates the attaching and detaching of a hydraulic motor and allows for a large hydraulic motor to be used. In the drive system, a wheel axle is rotatably supported within a receptacle seat supported on a yoke. The steerable wheel is rotatably mounted on the outer periphery of the receptacle seat. The steerable wheel and one end of the wheel axle are connected via a speed reducer. A motor casing 33 of a hydraulic motor is connected by bolts to the receptacle seat at an end of the seat remote from the steerable wheel so that the hydraulic motor can be attached to and detached from the receptacle seat by tightening and loosening the bolts.

Abstract: The present invention includes a dolly with an upwardly extending edge about 3 to 5 inches high, that generally conforms to the size of a standard five gallon bucket. The purpose of the invention is to be able to push around whatever materials one is working with, without having to pick the bucket up to move it. The upwardly extending edge on the dolly prevents the bucket from tipping as it is being pushed or pulled. Also, additional wheels can be added to distribute the weight load more evenly, and the wheels can be raised or lowered to lower the center of gravity, to help avoid tipping of the bucket within the dolly. The dolly can be used by a person sealing a driveway with a five gallon pail bucket. Painters or spacklers can also benefit from the bucket dolly. Spacklers can stack pails on top of each other as they normally do so that they can reach into the uppermost pail and move their materials around without reaching down and getting down out of their elevated stilts or scaffolds.

Abstract: A collapsible baby carriage includes a foldable frame including a cradle seat defined by a pair of seat support arms each having one end pivotally connected to a lower end of a guide bracket with a guide bracket having an upper end connected to a pivot member allowing the front legs of the carriage to be folded intermediate their ends; a pair of vertical arms are provided each having one end connected to a respective leg of a second pair of legs and an opposite end connected to a leg of the first pair between said pivot member and a second end of a leg of the first pair; the frame includes a pair of rods each having one end rotatably connected to one of the vertical arms intermediate the ends thereof on one side of the frame and a second end pivotally connected to a respective one of the seat support arms intermediate the ends thereof.

Abstract: A transportable golf bag is disclosed which comprises a pair of deployable wheel assemblies attached to the lower portion of a semi-rigid golf bag. The bag forms the structure of the device without requiring a separate frame or chassis. The wheel assemblies can be locked in a deployed or stored position. The stowed wheels are covered by a closable pocket. A deployable handle for pulling the bag, and a deployable leg for supporting the bag in an upright position can be stowed when not in use.

Abstract: A bicycle trailer comprises a frame having at its one end a hitch assembly for connecting the bicycle trailer to a towing bicycle and at its other end a ground-engagable wheel. The hitch assembly comprises a clamp part for clamping non-rotatably to a seat supporting part, for example the seat post, of the towing bicycle, a universal joint portion fixedly attached to the trailer frame and a releasable fastening attaching the clamp part to the universal joint portion. The universal joint portion permits pivoting of the trailer, in use, about generally vertical and horizontal axes which are spaced apart, preferably with the second pivot axis between the first pivot axis and the trailer frame. The clamp part may comprise a generally U-shaped member having a cylindrical bight portion and a bolt member extending through aligned holes in end portions of the U-shaped member to urge them together and clamp the seat supporting part.

Abstract: The propeller shaft arrangement which connects a transmission with a differential gear of a vehicle includes a first propeller shaft segment connected to the transmission at one end thereof and a second propeller shaft segment connected to the differential gear at one end thereof. The first and second propeller shaft segments are made of aluminum. The other end of the second propeller shaft segment is connected with one end of a steel center bearing via art universal joint. Serrations are formed at the other end of the center bearing and at the other end of the first propeller shaft segment such that the serrations of the center bearing are engaged with those of the first propeller shaft segment and a locking nut is screwed down over the engaging serrations to join the first propeller shaft segment with the center bearing.

Abstract: A closure element for an air bag deployment opening of an inflatable restraint system is provided. The closure element includes tear ways defining one or more doors which permit an air bag to deploy therethrough. The closure element includes at least one integral retention bridge joining such a door with the remainder of the closure.

Abstract: The air bag of the present invention having an excellent burst strength is formed from substantially circular bottom and top cloths each consisting of a woven fabric, the bottom cloth is reinforced with an apron formed from a woven fabric, arranged around a hole for connecting an inflator to the air bag and seam-joined to the bottom cloth, the apron has an outermost circumferential seam line in a quadrilateral form such as a substantially regular square, rhombic or rectangular form, preferably a regular square form, having the same center point as that of the inflator-connecting hole, and the outermost circumferential quadrilateral seam line satisfies the requirements (1) and (2):(1) in an imaginary circle having a diameter Dw and drawn around the same center as that of the inflator-connecting hole on the apron in such a manner that at least one pair of vertexes of the outermost quadrilateral seam line, spaced at a largest diagonal distance from each other is inscribed in the imaginary circle, a ratio of each

Abstract: A method and steering wheel assembly having a steering wheel comprising a preselected material continuously molded onto at least a driver's side thereof to conceal the air bag when the air bag is mounted to the steering wheel. The preselected material covers at least a driver's side of a rim section, a center section and a spoke section which joins the rim and center sections. The invention provides an integral construction which permits a steering wheel manufacturer to provide a steering wheel having a continuous molded construction on at least a driver's side thereof. This also enables steering wheels to be manufactured in a variety of shapes and sizes.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for inflating a vehicular inflatable device adaptable to a variety of fuels and oxidants wherein a fluid fuel is burned and mixed with stored, pressurized gas to produce inflation gas containing little or no particulate.

Abstract: The present invention is a precision suspension fork for bicycles. The fork utilizes a telescoping suspension system for each of its fork legs. The telescoping suspension system includes an outer tube, an inner tube slidably engaged with the outer tube, and a compression rod slidably engaged with the inner tube. The compression rod has a compression flange and a spaced apart rebound flange at a first end, and a positive stop clip at a location adjacent to, but spaced apart from an opposite second end.

Abstract: An inflatable vehicle passenger restraint system has an inner and an outer air bag which are both coupled to a manifold which provides inflation gas produced by a gas generator. When the gas generator is activated, inflation gas quickly inflates the smaller inner air bag and simultaneously inflates the outer air bag at a slightly slower rate, thereby more fully protecting an out of position occupant by filling the outer air bag with a relatively slow fill rate as compared to the inner air bag. The inflatable restraint system preferably includes a control arrangement for controlling the deflation rate of at least one of the inner and outer air bags.

Abstract: A drive unit (10) is provided for extending or retracting a telescopic seating system and includes a frame (14) into which a front axle (24) and a rear axle (26) are journaled, a plurality of transversely spaced wheels (28) mounted on the front axle (24) and on the rear axle (26), drive means supported by the frame (14) for imparting rotation to the axles, preferably powered by a reversible electric motor (32), and a mounting assembly temporarily attaching the drive unit (10) to a row (92) of the telescopic seating system, the mounting assembly preferably including upright connectors (80, 82, 84, 86) fastened to the row (92) proximate their upper ends and fixed at their lower ends to longitudinal beams (76, 78) detachably interconnected to the frame (14) through threaded spacers (66). The unit (10) may be additionally provided with weight support brackets (94) supporting an external weight (122) to increase traction between the wheels (28) and a floor upon which the unit (10) travels.

Abstract: A golf cart for transporting a golfer and golf clubs about a golf course. The inventive device includes a manually powered cycle having a steerable front wheel and a pair of rear wheels. A golf bag holding assembly is secured to the cycle between the rear wheel for supporting and securing a golf bag. A drink holder and writing pad are also secured to the cycle for holding a beverage and a golf scorecard, respectively.

Abstract: An inflator (10) for inflating an air bag (12) includes an outer housing (40). A hermetically sealed canister (90) containing disks (110) of gas generating material is located in the outer housing (40). The canister (90) also contains an annular auto ignition packet (150) containing an auto ignition material (164) having an ignition temperature below the ignition temperature of gas generating material in disks (110). The auto ignition packet (150) extends around a base (138) of an igniter (99). The auto ignition packet (150) is disposed adjacent to a lower end wall (46) of the inflator housing (10) opposite from an end wall across which the folded air bag extends. Consequently, the air bag does not insulate the auto ignition packet (150) from the interior of the vehicle in which the inflator is disposed.

Abstract: The piston of a piston/cylinder unit of a belt pretensioner with a pyrotechnic gas generator is characterized in that the piston is made from a first metallic piston part (12) which is firmly connected with the cable (16) and at least one second piston part (14) made of a thermoplastic material, at least one section of which is arranged on the side of the first piston part (12) facing the gas generator and forms a sealing contact with the walls of the cylinder. This arrangement creates the constructional prerequisites for further advantageous developments of the piston as regards the safety of the belt pretensioner. In particular, the piston can be equipped with a sealing lip which releases itself from the inner walls of the cylinder of the piston/cylinder unit when the unit is heated, e.g. in a vehicle fire, and so offers an escape path for the gases in order to avoid the danger of explosion.

Abstract: An optical sensing system for sensing the temperature at a first location, including: electro-optical unit for producing a modulated optical signal and a light guide unit for receiving and transmitting the modulated optical signal along an optical path. The optical system further includes temperature sensing fiber which receives and guides the modulated optical signal along a temperature sensing optical path. One portion of the modulated optical signal serves as a reference optical signal and another portion of the modulated optical signal serves as a target optical signal. The optical sensor system also has a transducing unit, which receives the reference optical signal, the target optical signal having first and second time delays with respect to a chirped rf signal from the electro-optical unit. The transducing unit produces a multi-frequency electrical signal which includes a first frequency corresponding to the first time delay a second frequency corresponding to the second time delay.

Abstract: An auxiliary safety harness, suitable for use by a child sitting on a vehicle seat provided with a releasable lap belt, has a pelvic guard positionable to extend laterally across the front pelvic area of the child and a portion which extends downwardly between the child's legs. The pelvic guard has at least one retainer loop through which the lap belt can pass to retain the pelvic guard in position when the lap belt is fastened. A flexible connecting portion extends from the downwardly extending portion of the pelvic guard to an upper end portion whereby, in use, the flexible connecting portion can be positioned to extend between the child's bottom and the vehicle seat and upwardly between the child's back and the back part of the seat. The upper end portion can be releasably secured to the back part of the seat.